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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled June 16, 2020

Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC v. Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:20-cv-04304
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
ArbitrationCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Breaking Glass Pictures v. Sal Franciosa Productions, Judge Abrams set deadlines for materials and responses concerning an arbitration-award confirmation petition.

Who this affects

Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC must meet the filing and service deadlines. Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC may file an opposition by the stated deadline.

What happened

Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC filed a petition seeking confirmation of an arbitration award against Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC. The court noted that Breaking Glass had not yet filed an affidavit showing service.

The court explained that arbitration-award confirmation proceedings are handled much like summary-judgment motions. It ordered Breaking Glass to file and serve any additional supporting materials by June 26, 2020, with any opposition due July 17 and any reply due July 24.

Judge Ronnie Abrams also ordered Breaking Glass to serve a copy of the order on Sal Franciosa Productions. The order set the case’s next deadlines but did not decide whether to confirm the arbitration award.

The detailed version

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Case
Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC v. Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC · No. 1:20-cv-04304
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
June 16, 2020

Background

Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC filed a complaint seeking confirmation of an arbitration award against Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC. The court noted that Breaking Glass had not yet docketed an affidavit of service.

Court’s Order

The court stated that proceedings to confirm arbitration awards must be treated as similar to motions for summary judgment. It ordered Breaking Glass to file and serve any additional materials supporting its petition by June 26, 2020. Sal Franciosa Productions’s opposition, if any, was due July 17, 2020, and Breaking Glass’s reply, if any, was due July 24, 2020.

The court further ordered Breaking Glass to serve a copy of the order on Sal Franciosa Productions. Judge Ronnie Abrams did not decide whether the arbitration award should be confirmed in this order.

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